Banjo great Béla Fleck released his George Gershwin tribute album, Rhapsody in Blue, today. The record arrives exactly 100 years after the innovative 20th Century composer/pianist unveiled his famed ...

Feature: Las Vegas Philharmonic's 25 Th Season Celebrates with Rhapsody in Blue at 100 on Feb. 24 Debbie Hall • February 15, 2024 Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 25th season continues with Rhapsody in Blue ...

“Jazz, Love & Gershwin: A Century of Rhapsody in Blue” features the Marcus Roberts Trio and singer Catherine Russell. In the 1920s, the relatively new music genre known as jazz was rapidly becoming ...

George Gershwin’s 1924 composition Rhapsody in Blue is so timeless that it seems scarcely possible that he composed it 100 years ago. Its centenary offers us a special opportunity to celebrate this ...

First there was a clarinet trill — like a cat shaking off sleep. Then the cat stret-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tched itself — from a low F to a high Bb. And the world of concert music changed forever. That shock ...

Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective opinions, thoughts and critiques. It’s not everyday that a live audience is invited to contribute to a world class jazz performance. But ...

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...